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the obama administration's legal rationale for assassinating u.s. citizens without charge has been revealed for the first time. a secret justice department document obtained by nbc news says the administration can target citizens who are "senior operational leaders of al qaeda or an associated force" even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the u.s. the documents describe is a white memo, provided to members of the senate intelligence and judiciary committee last year. its release follows failed civil liberty groups fighting legal justification for the targeting of an american. we will have more after headlines. and the report has revealed a detailed look at global involvement in the cia secret program of prisons, rendition and torture in the years after 9/11. the open society justice initiative says 54 countries aided the cia until president obama halted the program in 2009. the report also reveals that at least 136 people were held by the cia during those years -- the largest tally to date. the count
the obama administration's legal rationale for assassinating u.s. citizens without charge has been revealed for the first time. a secret justice department document obtained by nbc news says the administration can target citizens who are "senior operational leaders of al qaeda or an associated force" even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the u.s. the documents describe is a white memo, provided to members of the senate intelligence...
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obama's firm. but entitlements will grow to more than a trillion a year. >> the five-year-old alabama boy held hostage by a retired truck driver for a week is happy and playing with his old toys tonight. the standoff ended monday when authorities stormed the shelter where the boy was held. we have not been told exactly how suspected kidnapper jimmy lee dykes died. >> the president's plan. more taxes to avoid sequester cuts. we'll get reaction from the fox all-stars when we return. n't drr operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. lunesta should not be taken together with alcohol. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations, or confusion. in depressed patients, worsening of depression, including risk of suicide, may occur. alcohol may increase these risks. allergic reactions such as tongue or throat swelling occur rarely and may be fatal. s
obama's firm. but entitlements will grow to more than a trillion a year. >> the five-year-old alabama boy held hostage by a retired truck driver for a week is happy and playing with his old toys tonight. the standoff ended monday when authorities stormed the shelter where the boy was held. we have not been told exactly how suspected kidnapper jimmy lee dykes died. >> the president's plan. more taxes to avoid sequester cuts. we'll get reaction from the fox all-stars when we return....
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gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat, not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally responsible for workhouses the subject of teenage girls two years of imprisonment, and abuse. the houses operated with our punishment for years. the survivors are seeking a comprehensive akashi from the irish state pier -- comprehensive apology from the ivers stake. >> these buildings were known as laundries and workhouses. but to those locked inside, they were prisons. for seven decades, they weren't places where so-called "-- they were places where so-called "fallen within" and "troubled girls" were held. but there were simply held against this derica will and forced to work. -- against their will and forced to work
gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat, not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally...
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won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in the first term when the president was able to get things done it was when he was demonstrating to members of congress that he has the people with him. that his popularity ratings were higher than theirs were. i think a low point was in the summer of 2011 when he was trying to work out a grand bargain with the speaker and he in good faith tried to work things out and negotiated behind closed doors and they saw what you see when that thing happens. the other side gets to represent your point of view sometimes and says this is what the president wants to do and how we've done that. that was a low
won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in...
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won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in the first term when the president was able to get things done it was when he was demonstrating to members of congress that he has the people with him. that his popularity ratings were higher than theirs were. i think a low point was in the summer of 2011 when he was trying to work out a grand bargain with the speaker and he in good faith tried to work things out and negotiated behind closed doors and they saw what you see when that thing happens. the other side gets to represent your point of view sometimes and says this is what the president wants to do and how we've done that. that was a low
won 94% of districts that obama represents sit in districts mitt romney won. so there's no swing districts left. so much of what he's doing is about the rhetoric and message which is this is the one thing the president has a bully pulpit and from it he can really determine what the message is going to be and what the agenda is going to be. >> suarez: but maybe also with his steadily raising approval ratings a way of showing the congress "i have the people with me." >> in...
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gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally responsible for workhouses the subject of teenage girls two years of imprisonment, and abuse. the houses operated with our punishment for years. the survivors are seeking a comprehensive akashi from the irish state pier -- comprehensive apology from the ivers stake. >> these buildings were known as laundries and workhouses. but to those locked inside, they were prisons. for seven decades, they weren't places where so-called "-- they were places where so-called "fallen within" and "troubled girls" were held. but there were simply held against this derica will and forced to work. -- against their will and forced to work.
gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally responsible...
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disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should not exercise that democratic right and have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's lots of people here don't even believe that relationship a special. investigation into a suicide bombing in a bog area that killed six last july has implicated has blah the bomber targeted a bus carrying israeli tourists near a black sea coastal resort the findings if confirmed will put increased pressure on the e.u. to designate has below as a terrorist organization for more on this we now turn to political analyst kamil was me joining us live from beirut thank you very much for being with us as always let's get right to it if hezbollah is responsible why would they commit an act of terror in europe and risk an international backlash. obviously even the bulgarian they're not sure that they have concrete evidence against hezbollah all they said it's well founded a
disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should not exercise that democratic right and have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's lots of people here don't even believe that relationship a special. investigation into a suicide bombing in a bog area that killed six last july has implicated has...
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have out there and i think it's something that needs to be confronted i think that you know president obama made a determination early on in the campaign that he wasn't going to look back he was only going to look forward and i think that that has adversely affected people's ability to really drill down into these issues and resolve them in a way that makes sure that it will happen again. in the tourney you're a lawyer is it illegal what's been going on. well i mean it's there are two layers of law right there's the thing that you know we all know is bad and that's killing people you know that you don't have to have a lot and know that that's bad and then you have the laws that we be put on the books you know like speeding this is the type of law that everyone knows is wrong right i mean everyone knows that torturing another human being is not the right thing to do ok i under any circumstances so you know i know that there have been assertions that you know there's a ticking time bomb scenario and that under you know those extreme circumstances there may be something warranted but what we s
have out there and i think it's something that needs to be confronted i think that you know president obama made a determination early on in the campaign that he wasn't going to look back he was only going to look forward and i think that that has adversely affected people's ability to really drill down into these issues and resolve them in a way that makes sure that it will happen again. in the tourney you're a lawyer is it illegal what's been going on. well i mean it's there are two layers of...
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there are many in congress in both parties who say senator obama became president obama. if you look to take a broader historical view of the new faces, the re-energizing the party, if you will. >> marco rubio, paul ryan. they may be upset. >> they might. >> they're pretty ambitious guys themselves. >> they'll be busy too. in some ways that complicates eric cantor's task. paul ryan is his friend. marco rubio, they have ambitions as well. it's hard. whether it's internally or externally thinking about the presidency. >> you make a great historic point about governors. thanks so much. john king reporting. >>> we're just getting in some new information from the nfl about that power outage that disrupted the super bowl for more than half an hour. brian todd is in new orleans. he's working the story. what are you picking up, brian? >> reporter: wolf, just got word from the nfl and from one of the managers of the superdome that there were at least power fluctuations during beyonce's rehearsal in the week leading up to the super bowl. this statements fleeds part, during rehearsa
there are many in congress in both parties who say senator obama became president obama. if you look to take a broader historical view of the new faces, the re-energizing the party, if you will. >> marco rubio, paul ryan. they may be upset. >> they might. >> they're pretty ambitious guys themselves. >> they'll be busy too. in some ways that complicates eric cantor's task. paul ryan is his friend. marco rubio, they have ambitions as well. it's hard. whether it's...
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which has been put in place in two thousand and seven under bush and has really caught pace under the obama administration so it could be a case of this is just an entree for a bigger escalation on the western powers in the future what we're seeing china exacting its influence and of course in investing huge amounts in africa the two are going to clash aren't they with the u.s. now accepting its influence. it's funny because if you read the african documents and they are available online still you'll see that the main one of the main thesis is of the creation of africa has to have been the chinese from africa phase one was libya that clearly was phase one and as we can see quite clearly you know the refugee problem created by the nato's attack and regime change war in libya has created a refugee problem in northern mali and also some of the same al qaeda forces the west nato was coordinating with in libya there are now bits and pieces of them are on marauding through northern mali so you can't divorce what happened last year or two years ago libya from what's happening now well french speci
which has been put in place in two thousand and seven under bush and has really caught pace under the obama administration so it could be a case of this is just an entree for a bigger escalation on the western powers in the future what we're seeing china exacting its influence and of course in investing huge amounts in africa the two are going to clash aren't they with the u.s. now accepting its influence. it's funny because if you read the african documents and they are available online still...
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had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know. that democrats . have a referendum of whether they should be. of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's lots of people here don't even believe that relationship is special. coming up later in the program this hour the battle of negative press the u.k. deflecting a wave of eastern european immigrants with. just why they'd be better off staying at home that's. the way the system. thanks. continues here in our to the gulf kingdoms of bahrain in kuwait has seen fresh public cries against the country's unelected roots who have been stepping up their crackdown on dissent for the last two years calls for more rights and democracy are increasingly met with the rests and brutal force as the conservatives refused to concede while the west is accused of turning a blind by its key arab allies is reports. life in the gulf used to look like this. but the black gold hidden beneath the sands transforms the ara
had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know. that democrats . have a referendum of whether they should be. of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's lots of people here don't even believe that relationship is special. coming up later in the program this hour the battle of negative press the u.k. deflecting a wave of eastern european...
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had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should exercise that democrats and have a referendum of whether they should be in or out of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's also people don't even believe that relationship is special. in the program this and the battle of negative press the u.k. sort of deflecting a whole wave of eastern european immigrants with. just why they'd be better off staying at home that's. the way our system. thanks. continues here in our to the gulf kingdoms of bahrain in kuwait has seen fresh public cries against the country's unelected routers who've been stepping up their crackdowns on dissent for the last two years calls for more rights and democracy are increasingly met with the wrists and brutal force as the conservatives refused to concede while the west is accused of turning a blind by its key arab allies is reports. says. life in the gulf used to look like this. but the black gold hidden beneath the sands transfo
had a disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should exercise that democrats and have a referendum of whether they should be in or out of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but there's also people don't even believe that relationship is special. in the program this and the battle of negative press the u.k. sort of deflecting a whole wave of eastern european...
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and president obama has worked with president morsi ton. >> do we have less leverage, some people argue that one of the problems we face is we have less leverage with islamic governments. >> well, these governments it's more complex. the deal here of course iss that it's not about just having a relationship with the single person or a single group of people in a country within as we've had before with people who ruled by -- >> who ruled for decades and ruled in author tearian systems, that's changed. and so this is a new challenge, a first impression for the united states that the united states has to deal with islamic governments, right, who have been democratically elected and in countries where there are a multitude of stakeholders. and this is a new circumstances for the united statesment now the united states in north africa including in egypt but in north africa generally faces a security situation which is something, mike rogers, the chairman of the house intelligence community wrote a piece in plirtco today calling for a comprehensive strategy and he's right to deal with the cou
and president obama has worked with president morsi ton. >> do we have less leverage, some people argue that one of the problems we face is we have less leverage with islamic governments. >> well, these governments it's more complex. the deal here of course iss that it's not about just having a relationship with the single person or a single group of people in a country within as we've had before with people who ruled by -- >> who ruled for decades and ruled in author tearian...
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disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know exercise their democratic rights and have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but this was the people here don't even believe that relationship is special. and that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more for you at about thirty five minutes from now in the meantime with the latest from the front lines of what he calls a financial war it's max keiser and the cause report after the break. wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons are there are no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on our. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max keiser tucker frog called the horror frog will break its bones to make laws out of them and use them as defensive weapons a type of banker called the horror banker similarly
disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know exercise their democratic rights and have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but this was the people here don't even believe that relationship is special. and that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more for you at about...
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i know a lot of people when i got comments about president obama kick the can measure regarding sequestration, it did get a little reaction in the stock market. take a look at the spider. short-term reaction in the stock market where traders come in. here is where the announcement was made, a little blip upward here. volume picked up as well. that announcement asking congress for short-term package that would delay sequestration. see if that goes through. overall, mandy, this could happen tomorrow hitting new highs. i think that would be very important news. back to you. >> indeed it would, bob. thank you very much. >>> much more on these markets ahead. we begin the show with developing news from washington, the president proposing a new package of cuts and tax changes of he's trying to stave off s s sequester. john harwood, what's new on this matter? >> the president is trying to repeat what was done in january, a two-month delay in sequester. he's proposing one of several months not specified. he didn't specify spending cuts or tax cuts. his overall point was if we can't have a big package
i know a lot of people when i got comments about president obama kick the can measure regarding sequestration, it did get a little reaction in the stock market. take a look at the spider. short-term reaction in the stock market where traders come in. here is where the announcement was made, a little blip upward here. volume picked up as well. that announcement asking congress for short-term package that would delay sequestration. see if that goes through. overall, mandy, this could happen...
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disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know that societies that democrats don't have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but that's what's so people here don't even believe that relationship is special. and that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more for you at about thirty five minutes from now in the meantime with the latest from the front line of what he calls a financial wall it's max keiser and the cause report after the break. wealthy british style. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mikes cars or no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on our. welcome to the kaiser report i'm max keiser tucker frog called the horror frog will break its bones to make claws out of them and use them as defensive weapons a type of banker called the horror banker similarly breaks the marke
disagreement in the way that we did not want to get in vietnam and only recently we've had president obama suggesting that the british people should know that societies that democrats don't have a referendum of whether they should be in or outside of the european union so clearly the special relationship is often tested but that's what's so people here don't even believe that relationship is special. and that's it for me and the news team for the moment we'll be back with more for you at about...
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there was a piece in the "washington post" style section about michelle obama's derriere. people can talk about these public figures and they have to be tough enough to take it. and to either ignore it or chime in or eat a doughnut or put up those barriers around them that don't allow it to get to them. but chris christie did say that he doesn't like when people, who are not the funny men, when people come after him and say there is an obesity epidemic and you are part of the problem and you're not setting a leadership role in america. he doesn't like it. he gets very testy. >> you got to show you have a sense of humor, brooke. you have to. i once had a celebrity friend overweight, she is like the media is relentless toward me. i said it is because you're the easy target, you don't laugh. the minute she got in on the joke, they stopped poking fun at her. she's thankfully taken control of her health and lost a significant amount of weight. you have to show you have a sense of humor, otherwise the jokes are mean. >> he did, he said, look, i've done the work to prove it, look
there was a piece in the "washington post" style section about michelle obama's derriere. people can talk about these public figures and they have to be tough enough to take it. and to either ignore it or chime in or eat a doughnut or put up those barriers around them that don't allow it to get to them. but chris christie did say that he doesn't like when people, who are not the funny men, when people come after him and say there is an obesity epidemic and you are part of the problem...
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take the interest it's very nice to have mr biden over here by all means let him visit the queen like obama did by all means let's have some nice dinners with him but actually sharing our special interests and our special security i don't think that's always in our interests and it doesn't play well to the public in great britain are thinking through the senate the white house needs on a conference call ahead of his visit and you know they're talking about. that very close trade relationship that the u.s. has with the referendum wasn't mentioned by the side during his visit big that they didn't have the just an interest in the case well and what the does with its foreign policy think there isn't it's legitimate thing to comment oh absolutely you know let's not go any distance in terms of investment in the united kingdom sixty percent of all the financial services businesses here in the city of london are actually american and we also have lots of interest in terms of google and over businesses that have placed themselves here on although quite frankly they're being attacked for not paying t
take the interest it's very nice to have mr biden over here by all means let him visit the queen like obama did by all means let's have some nice dinners with him but actually sharing our special interests and our special security i don't think that's always in our interests and it doesn't play well to the public in great britain are thinking through the senate the white house needs on a conference call ahead of his visit and you know they're talking about. that very close trade relationship...
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take the interest it's very nice to have mr biden over here by all means let him visit the queen like obama did by all means let's have some nice dinners with him but actually sharing our special interests and our special security i don't think that's always in our interest and it doesn't play well to the public in great britain are thinking through the senate the white house needs on a conference call ahead of his visit and you know they're talking about. that very close trade relationship that the u.s. has with the referendum wasn't mentioned by either side during his visit big they did have legitimate interests in the case well in what the does with its foreign policy think there isn't this legitimate thing to comment oh absolutely you know let's not go any differences in terms of investment in the united kingdom sixty percent of all the financial services businesses here in the city or london are actually american and we also have lots of interest in terms of google. over businesses that have placed themselves you know although quite firmly they're being attacked for not paying their ta
take the interest it's very nice to have mr biden over here by all means let him visit the queen like obama did by all means let's have some nice dinners with him but actually sharing our special interests and our special security i don't think that's always in our interest and it doesn't play well to the public in great britain are thinking through the senate the white house needs on a conference call ahead of his visit and you know they're talking about. that very close trade relationship...
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president obama talking about the sequester. obviously important. the economy obviously important but the challenges before us, middle east. north korea. iran. are significant. they don't get as much attention. i know they do on your show and rightly but not as much attention in the broader political world but in many ways as if not more daunting than the challenges we face domestically relating to the economy. it's a difficult time to be president and difficult time to be secretary of state. difficult time to be a member of congress. >> indeed it is. chris, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> always great to get our fix. that does it for us. tomorrow on the show, congressman elijah cummings talking about his new gun control legislation and mike rodgers back and follow the show online and twitter. buy your child a book. my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. hi, tamron. >> hi, andrea. great to see you. in the next hour, we are following developing news. >> your economy right now is headed in the right direction. and it will stay that
president obama talking about the sequester. obviously important. the economy obviously important but the challenges before us, middle east. north korea. iran. are significant. they don't get as much attention. i know they do on your show and rightly but not as much attention in the broader political world but in many ways as if not more daunting than the challenges we face domestically relating to the economy. it's a difficult time to be president and difficult time to be secretary of state....
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it's president obama. remember, president obama excoriated the patriotic act in 2002006, fought against its renl and has routinely used the tools of the patriot act to do what his press spokesman, jay carney, to do one of his principals duties to keep america safe. you're right. eric holder was one of the people baying for law licenses and practice me chu a a prematue careers of these people. the people before him wrote the underlying memo. we don't know what's in the underlying memo. all we know is what's written in a memo that describes in general terms what's in that memo. i suspect that memo is far more precise and far more detailed and spells out what can be done and what cannot be done, but you know he, hopefully that has been briefed to the members of the senate and house intelligence committee, at least the leadership of those committees, and they've thought carefully about them. to go back to your original question, i don't expect senate leahy to come out and say as harsh a things about the curren
it's president obama. remember, president obama excoriated the patriotic act in 2002006, fought against its renl and has routinely used the tools of the patriot act to do what his press spokesman, jay carney, to do one of his principals duties to keep america safe. you're right. eric holder was one of the people baying for law licenses and practice me chu a a prematue careers of these people. the people before him wrote the underlying memo. we don't know what's in the underlying memo. all we...
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well although president obama at the very beginning of his first term signed an executive order to stop torture but the executive order did not repudiate extraordinary rendition because the government keeps everything secret there is a lot of confusion here as to whether torture helped in the capture of al qaeda leaders a slew of washington insiders including the senate intelligence committee came out came out and said no torture did not help but regardless of how unlawful or inefficient the practice is different politicians pundits filmmakers here allow themselves to perpetuate all kinds of myths related to torture to an extent. in the u.s. now find torture acceptable that is according to a poll by the american red cross but it seems for president obama and his administration torture capture. renditions is passe and now they have now they have drones and they just kill the suspects despite numerous reports of civilians dying in those strikes the administration yet again cites national security and refuses to reveal any details but a major development here a sixteen page memo on targete
well although president obama at the very beginning of his first term signed an executive order to stop torture but the executive order did not repudiate extraordinary rendition because the government keeps everything secret there is a lot of confusion here as to whether torture helped in the capture of al qaeda leaders a slew of washington insiders including the senate intelligence committee came out came out and said no torture did not help but regardless of how unlawful or inefficient the...
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well although president obama at the very beginning of his first term signed an executive order to stop torture but the executive order did not repudiate extraordinary rendition because the government keeps everything secret there is a lot of confusion here as to whether torture healthy in the capture of al qaeda leaders a slew of washington insiders including the senate intelligence committee came out came out and said no torture did not help but regardless of how unlawful or inefficient the practice is different politicians pundits filmmakers here allow themselves to perpetuate all kinds of myths related to torture to an extent when sixty percent of young people in the u.s. now find torture acceptable that is according to a poll by the american red cross but it seems for president obama and his administration torture capture rendition is passe and now they have now they have drones and they just kill the suspects despite numerous reports of civilians dying in those strikes the administration yet again cites national security and refuses to reveal any details but a major development he
well although president obama at the very beginning of his first term signed an executive order to stop torture but the executive order did not repudiate extraordinary rendition because the government keeps everything secret there is a lot of confusion here as to whether torture healthy in the capture of al qaeda leaders a slew of washington insiders including the senate intelligence committee came out came out and said no torture did not help but regardless of how unlawful or inefficient the...
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a controversial issue, under president bush, now president obama. the fact that the government does have the power, and the authority, to kill an american overseas that's considered a threat. and how do they define that? >> that's the question because when you say imminent, it could be imminent in a few hours, in a few weeks, saying you can target a member of al qaeda, senior operational al qaeda leader, or associated forces. how are you defining associated forces? how are you defining the word imminent? how are you defining the word threat? all of these things are things that are open to interpretation and has civil liberties groups, as well, worried about what this means as far as the u.s., executive powers authority to decide, based on kind of unclear, sometimes, terms in terms how they're defined to go ahead and assassinate a u.s. citizen abroad. when you look at the justice department memo, as you said, leaked and made public by nbc, 16 pages. details the case for the use of those armed drones, which are terribly unpopular outside of the united
a controversial issue, under president bush, now president obama. the fact that the government does have the power, and the authority, to kill an american overseas that's considered a threat. and how do they define that? >> that's the question because when you say imminent, it could be imminent in a few hours, in a few weeks, saying you can target a member of al qaeda, senior operational al qaeda leader, or associated forces. how are you defining associated forces? how are you defining...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. is foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it's plain the troops and tanks would only be stationed there for security purposes it's down to its. life or more new center here in moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in all of the money with troops moving into the city of kiddo the last bastion of islamist insurgents around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria reports now from the war that country. oil is the that is their money dollars they know what i want to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. is foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it's plain the troops and tanks would only be stationed there for security purposes it's down to its. life or more new center here in moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. is foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but its claim that troops and tanks would only be stationed there for security purposes has its down to its. life or more new center here in moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases and all the money with troops moving into the city of kiddo the last bastion of islamist insurgents around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria reports now from the war that country. euless to that is that my people as they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. is foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but its claim that troops and tanks would only be stationed there for security purposes has its down to its. life or more new center here in moscow this is r t with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on...
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jon: a brand new look at one of the most secretive and controversial policies of the obama administration. good morning, i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody. glad you're with us today. i'm jenna lee. these reports are surfacing of a confidential justice department memo that authorizes the killing of american citizens overseas in drone strikes. now there's a caveat. the killing is allowed if they're leaders of al qaeda or a associated terror group. this alone considered an imminent threat, even if there is it no clear evidence that a specific attack on the united states will take place in the immediate future. and the whole controversial issue sure to come up when the president's pick to head the cia john brennan, testifies at his confirmation hearings later this week. timing matters. chief intelligence correspondent herridge shirge is live in washington with more on this. >> reporter: this is clash between executive powers and congressional oversight. at center of this is the assertion by the obama white house it has the right to target american citizens for death without judicial review.
jon: a brand new look at one of the most secretive and controversial policies of the obama administration. good morning, i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody. glad you're with us today. i'm jenna lee. these reports are surfacing of a confidential justice department memo that authorizes the killing of american citizens overseas in drone strikes. now there's a caveat. the killing is allowed if they're leaders of al qaeda or a associated terror group. this alone considered an imminent threat, even...
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barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to run. a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that the troops will only be there for security purposes. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm. with your news from around the world now french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving in now to the city of could dow the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile to senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria we now have an exclusive report right from the front line the embattled country. euless knew that if their money dollars they know what i wanted i got today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group
barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to run. a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that the troops will only be there for security purposes. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm. with your news from around the world now french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving in...
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president obama is juggling a full plate of proposals on guns and immigration. homeland security secretary janet napolitano on monday toured border security operations in san diego. >> we are committed to making sure this sector and the entire southwest border remains secure. >> reporter: a key piece of the president's plan for immigration reform that allowed estimates 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to earn citizenship. on monday he took his push for tougher gun laws to minneapolis, the city known as murderopolis in the mid '90s, before a crackdown sharply reduced the violence. >> weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our schools or threatening our law enforcement officers. >> reporter: against the backdrop of those officers, president obama urged supporters to call on congress to act. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something. >> reporter: while both sides largely agree with a need for expanded background checks, reinstating the assault weapons ban remains the most controversial effort. preside
president obama is juggling a full plate of proposals on guns and immigration. homeland security secretary janet napolitano on monday toured border security operations in san diego. >> we are committed to making sure this sector and the entire southwest border remains secure. >> reporter: a key piece of the president's plan for immigration reform that allowed estimates 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the u.s. to earn citizenship. on monday he took his push for tougher...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock the world a new report suggests many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. and israel considers building a buffer zone reaching inside syria. the troops. for security purposes. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today. with your news from around the world french military forces have stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred troops now from chad have also joined the operation. islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on at the border with algeria now reports from the frontline over the war torn country. wirelessly that is their money dollars they know what i want to look at today in this town and everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamic leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a content book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with. the leader of the movemen
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock the world a new report suggests many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. and israel considers building a buffer zone reaching inside syria. the troops. for security purposes. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today. with your news from around the world french military forces have stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of the last bastion...
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president obama would appear to have a different opinion of the patriot act than senator obama back then. he was highly critical of the patriot act and president bush's methods of waging war. so i guess you get a case of for reals when you sit in the oval office. >> reality can do strange things even to ideological presidents like obama. you are correct in broad strokes on this question of targeting americans and going after terrorists. this memo appears to be consistent with the policies of the bush administration. gregg: it has been a longstanding rule thawvment s. citizens who take up arms with the enemy are eligible to be attacked by american military forces. that has been the case in conventional wars in the united states including two world wars, right? >> absolutely. i don't think there is anything particularly new here. but those who say there is no new process are assuming a conclusion. if you assess the threat of international terrorism to be the equivalent of war then you are in the law of war paradigm. this is not like robbing the local 7-eleven where you resort to the law en
president obama would appear to have a different opinion of the patriot act than senator obama back then. he was highly critical of the patriot act and president bush's methods of waging war. so i guess you get a case of for reals when you sit in the oval office. >> reality can do strange things even to ideological presidents like obama. you are correct in broad strokes on this question of targeting americans and going after terrorists. this memo appears to be consistent with the policies...
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and you look at this memo, which is an obama administration memo. first of all, you read it in its entirety. people can go on dotcom. it's really hard to see anything there that's -- that relates to operational security. it's not classified. it's purely legal arguments. so why has it taken until now for us to get a copy of it and let the public read it? >> we know for sure the memo was written by the justice department. we assume inside the olc, the office of legal counsel. that's what we believe. >> the sequence of events, as i understand them is this. members of congress, pat leahy, others, were demanding to see the olc memos on targeted killing of americans. >> jane harman who was in the house intelligence committee saying she was stunned more hadn't been demanding this. say they'd asked during the bush years for olc memos. >> democrats were not nearly as loud on this subject as they were during the bush years, but they were asking for them. and so what the justice department did was say, okay, we're not going to give you the olc memos because we
and you look at this memo, which is an obama administration memo. first of all, you read it in its entirety. people can go on dotcom. it's really hard to see anything there that's -- that relates to operational security. it's not classified. it's purely legal arguments. so why has it taken until now for us to get a copy of it and let the public read it? >> we know for sure the memo was written by the justice department. we assume inside the olc, the office of legal counsel. that's what we...
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state department were major donors to barack obama's presidential campaign and recently published report says competition among big money backers to land the top foreign service jobs was especially tight this year details not to marty's guy nature can. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy countries somewhere in western europe and asia a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at available information on president obama's donors direct political contributions and the positions that they received and they concluded that those whose political connections to president obama were measured in dollars rather than administrative service had an increased chance of representing the united states in western europe and a smaller chance of serving in say central asia or sub-saharan africa donors and advisers involved in the diplomatic selection process say the competition this year has been so tight that those who have raised less than a million dollars are for the most part unlikely to
state department were major donors to barack obama's presidential campaign and recently published report says competition among big money backers to land the top foreign service jobs was especially tight this year details not to marty's guy nature can. as you can imagine the competition for diplomatic post is tough especially in safe and wealthy countries somewhere in western europe and asia a recent study by two professors of international relations at pennsylvania state university looked at...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. reaching far into syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed for security purposes. just after five pm moscow time this is r t live with me and welcome to the program french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets now pounding militant hideouts near the border with algeria i mean while two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes. now reports from the frontline of the war hit country. euless knew that if their money because they know what i want to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with bob leader of the movement for unity and jihad in west africa toerag say he was taken north of keep close to
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. reaching far into syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed for security purposes. just after five pm moscow time this is r t live with me and welcome to the program french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets now pounding militant hideouts near the...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll on the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets pounding militant hideouts are right near the border with algeria meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the strikes we now report from the frontline of the war hit country. wirelessly that is their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town and everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired contin book two for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with ba
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll on the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up...
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as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll on the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have that. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm a live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets pounding militant hideouts are right near the border with algeria meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes we now report from the frontline of the war hit country. euler see that is their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was capture
as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll on the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have that. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm a live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now...